Thursday, July 12, 2012

Ronald

When I posted about finding a baby possum in our shop,
a few followers told me I should get rid of it now, rather than later.

Since Rylee was the one to discover it
I told her she should put out a trap 
and use cat food for bait.

She was happy to do that
and even named the baby possum
she hoped to catch.

Two days later...

meet Ronald.

At first we thought him cute.
He reminded us of Sophie
our pet chinchilla.

Then Willow came into the picture

and Ronald wasn't so cute anymore.

Bye-bye Ronald.
Happy...whatever it is you do...slowly.

Linking up with Nancy and Lisa for Rural Thursday Blog Hop
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23 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

that picture w/ willow is hilarious!

glad you relocated him now. it was only gonna get worse...

Randy said...

I agree about the photo with Willow. She is a cutie pie.

rkbsnana said...

Yikes!!! I didn't find Ronald as cute as Willow.

edenhills said...

I have to tell you my sister had a baby possum one winter that decided to live on the porch with her cats. it would hiss at anyone but her that came out on the porch. Luckily in the spring it moved on. Love the picture with Willow!

Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...

I'm sure he'll be very happy... in some other part of town:@)

Candy C. said...

Willow "coming into the picture" is too funny! Ronald did look cute in the first picture...not so much when he started hissing! Glad he is moving on!

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

LMAO that pic of Willow is soooo funny! Hope Ronald enjoys his new home.

Nancy Claeys said...

I found one in our coop when we lived on the other farm and it had done some extensive damage. I'm glad Ronald was returned back from whence he came! :)

Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays this week, Michaele.

Jill said...

That picture of Willow is amazing! I'd frame it. Great catch!!!

Chicken Wrangler said...

Thanks for the smiles today!!!

Anonymous said...

I had to laugh out loud when I saw the photo of Willow and Ronald. I love it - it was perfect.

Thanks for the smile!

Valerie

Jennifer said...

Goodbye Ronald... kinda cute but not very nice, lol

Kathy B said...

Happy Life Ronald! I found you through the hop, come over for a visit sometime. Your always Welcome, KathyB.
http://www.southernmadeintheshade.blogspot.com

Dom said...

Brilliant set of photos! They scare me, but I'll admit that first photo of him is very cute.

Jocelyn said...

Love it! Adios, Ronald. Enjoy your possum filled days of possumness.

Charlotte said...

From time to time we have possums and they are quite bold. Not really very cute. Hope you let him go far from your farm. They do a lot of damage under houses.

Sonya @ Under the Desert Sky said...

Haha! We love the Willow photo!

Um, yeah, Ronald's unpleasantness makes him much less cute.

Terri Buster said...

Willow is like- "oh yeah- your outta here!"

Gail said...

Having raised a possum and having tried to tame one the age of Ronald, I know you did the best thing.

Possums are good pets, if you can get them young enough...like out of the pouch young.

Great photos.

Deb said...

Glad u set him free

DebH said...

I got such a laugh out of Willow/possum photo! I bet you factored your post all around the photo. It certainly needs a caption all its own. It speaks a million things! I LOVE IT!

GardenofDaisies said...

Baby Ronald is going to be much happier back in the great outdoor! :-) Thanks for setting the little critter free.

Maura @ Kisiwa Creek Photography said...

Oh yuck....they're cute till they open those big snarly mouths of theirs! I think I have one taking eggs from the coop...found a plastic egg way out in the chicken run and it was in one of the nesting boxes the night before. And I close the coop at night! The chinchilla is sure cute :)